Quite true. I've noticed more and more sites giving up on forums (perhaps they just don't want to mess w/ moderation issues) in favor of Twitter, Facebook et al.

With me, I really try to keep my Gaming self and, uh, Regular Guy self separate on Facebook. I just don't post about gaming on Facebook because I think too many of my non-gamer pals think gaming is the Evil. If I say, posted on Facebook that pixelized explosions of blood spray and gore in Broforce tickle me... I don't think they'd understand. Here, I think people would.

I like sifting through Twitter for interesting posts but haven't so far been willing to Tweet. Perhaps if I can just get a Twitter going as my Blackjack self and focus it that way, it might be fun.

As far as comments on the Gaming Trend news/video items, can we use our GT forum accounts to login there? Or does it have to be a separate login we set up for comments-only?

The new system we are working on will be a unified login, other than Youtube. Youtube is it's own beast - you need your own login for that to comment.

I've sent messages out to him in a number of ways. I also wrote to Mytocles, knowing that they were pretty close at one point. I haven't heard anything at all. I've spent a lot of time trying to suss out some IRL details about him and have come pretty far, but I can't figure out how to contact his mother or other friends/family members.

Does anyone have a more direct way to contact him?

Who was the forumer on OO that was recently noticed as absent? The one everyone started doing a digital sleuthing manhunt for? I can't seem to find the thread--is there any chance that was an alternate alias for MO?

I spent quite a bit of time trying to track him down, but my Googlefu seems to be letting me down.

I reached out to this guy: Adam Morris since I narrowed in on that as a possible name, and he seems to be from the same location (and has a look that kind of fits his Xbox Avatar). The guy posted a couple of days ago, but never responded to my message.

I spent quite a bit of time trying to track him down, but my Googlefu seems to be letting me down.

I reached out to this guy: Adam Morris since I narrowed in on that as a possible name, and he seems to be from the same location (and has a look that kind of fits his Xbox Avatar). The guy posted a couple of days ago, but never responded to my message.

On that Facebook page, he thanks people for birthday wishes on Jan 25, 2012; Jan 25 2013; and Jan 26, 2014. For metallicorphan, he says his birthday is Jan 27 here and here.

It's so close, but I don't see how even time zones could account for a 2 day difference.

I spent quite a bit of time trying to track him down, but my Googlefu seems to be letting me down.

I reached out to this guy: Adam Morris since I narrowed in on that as a possible name, and he seems to be from the same location (and has a look that kind of fits his Xbox Avatar). The guy posted a couple of days ago, but never responded to my message.

On that Facebook page, he thanks people for birthday wishes on Jan 25, 2012; Jan 25 2013; and Jan 26, 2014. For metallicorphan, he says his birthday is Jan 27 here and here.

It's so close, but I don't see how even time zones could account for a 2 day difference.

See, that's some good detectiving.

Although he could be thanking people who were wishing him happy birthday early, but it seems unlikely.

For what it's worth, I know I don't put my actual birthday into most online sites. I usually go off a couple days, just in case info is leaked/stolen then it can't be used to immediately access bank records and such. So if he had done that people online may be getting a notification that his birthday is on a slightly different day.

For what it's worth, I know I don't put my actual birthday into most online sites. I usually go off a couple days, just in case info is leaked/stolen then it can't be used to immediately access bank records and such.

But would you go so far as to slightly lie about your birthday even when conversing with someone on a gaming message board? Or is your thinking that he put a slightly false birthday into Facebook and he's thanking FB friends who just saw the alert and didn't know better?

For what it's worth, I know I don't put my actual birthday into most online sites. I usually go off a couple days, just in case info is leaked/stolen then it can't be used to immediately access bank records and such.

But would you go so far as to slightly lie about your birthday even when conversing with someone on a gaming message board? Or is your thinking that he put a slightly false birthday into Facebook and he's thanking FB friends who just saw the alert and didn't know better?

My thinking was the second: he put in a false birthday on Facebook and then people wished him a happy birthday on that day and he went along with it rather than having to explain it to everybody. I didn't bother to log into Facebook and look at any of the old posts, though, so I could be way off.

You guys might be over thinking this. My birthday isn't published on FB, so I don't get a lot of the HB messages, but for people who have known me a long time they post a HB message in the days around my real birthday (people who remember about when it is but are off by a day or two). I think this year I got a HB message two days before my actual birthday.

You guys might be over thinking this. My birthday isn't published on FB, so I don't get a lot of the HB messages, but for people who have known me a long time they post a HB message in the days around my real birthday (people who remember about when it is but are off by a day or two). I think this year I got a HB message two days before my actual birthday.

Yeah, but would you then go in and make a general post thanking everybody for their birthday wishes?

If this guy is mo (which would be encouraging since he posted something a week or so ago), my guess would be that he put a false birthday on FB and was talking about a real one here. He's very active here and I think considers many of us friends, whereas he seems to go a long time between posts on Facebook.

Either way, this guy hasn't written me back yet. The fact that he posts so rarely doesn't help, though since I sent him the message after his last post.

Hey Ceekay, I bet dollars to do-nuts you're having a laugh at all of this "speculation"

I've been around since Gone Gold's hey-day. What I've seen over the years is, the core groupof die-hards here are very picky about who they let "join" their online shenanigans.I've felt it numerous times. You make a post that one of the "inner" group doesn't likeand now you're arguing with 3 or 4 others who carte-blanc take the other guys side.

This is just an observation that might be an answer to why some just leave and say nothing.

Hey Ceekay, I bet dollars to do-nuts you're having a laugh at all of this "speculation"

I've been around since Gone Gold's hey-day. What I've seen over the years is, the core groupof die-hards here are very picky about who they let "join" their online shenanigans.I've felt it numerous times. You make a post that one of the "inner" group doesn't likeand now you're arguing with 3 or 4 others who carte-blanc take the other guys side.

This is just an observation that might be an answer to why some just leave and say nothing.

Without getting too much into it, I would say that reaction typically has far more to do with the topics being discussed (and their tone) than whether or not a particular poster is "in" or not.

Hey Ceekay, I bet dollars to do-nuts you're having a laugh at all of this "speculation"

I've been around since Gone Gold's hey-day. What I've seen over the years is, the core groupof die-hards here are very picky about who they let "join" their online shenanigans.I've felt it numerous times. You make a post that one of the "inner" group doesn't likeand now you're arguing with 3 or 4 others who carte-blanc take the other guys side.

This is just an observation that might be an answer to why some just leave and say nothing.

Calling BS on this as someone who was also involved since GG's heyday. The die-hards didn't deny anything. Some people didn't fit in, said something stupid and got called on it, or failed to post something of interest, so they never got comfortable or felt like they were getting the attention they deserved. Something I have been trying to learn myself, is that if I am not fitting in with a group, be it work, social, or online, I need to look at how I acted and not look to blame it on others.

There is nothing wrong with realizing you don't fit in and moving on quietly. CK did it the right way (and we know he is fine). Just don't leave with a pathetic, attention seeking, explosion (which I am guilty of), it just makes you look silly. Look at yourself and try not to blame the other forum members because you didn't fit in.

Hey Ceekay, I bet dollars to do-nuts you're having a laugh at all of this "speculation"

I've been around since Gone Gold's hey-day. What I've seen over the years is, the core groupof die-hards here are very picky about who they let "join" their online shenanigans.I've felt it numerous times. You make a post that one of the "inner" group doesn't likeand now you're arguing with 3 or 4 others who carte-blanc take the other guys side.

This is just an observation that might be an answer to why some just leave and say nothing.

Calling BS on this as someone who was also involved since GG's heyday. The die-hards didn't deny anything. Some people didn't fit in, said something stupid and got called on it, or failed to post something of interest, so they never got comfortable or felt like they were getting the attention they deserved. Something I have been trying to learn myself, is that if I am not fitting in with a group, be it work, social, or online, I need to look at how I acted and not look to blame it on others.

There is nothing wrong with realizing you don't fit in and moving on quietly. CK did it the right way (and we know he is fine). Just don't leave with a pathetic, attention seeking, explosion (which I am guilty of), it just makes you look silly. Look at yourself and try not to blame the forum members because didn't fit in.

Yeah, I'm not sure where Arc is coming from. Everyone feels like they're in a black hole of unresponsiveness from time to time, I'm sure. Just as I'm sure that everyone has had a dustup with someone here. But I'm pretty sure there's not a Trendinati that's muscling people out that don't know the secret handshake.

Also, I'm pretty sure CeeKay left due to time issues and not anything personal with anyone here. It was pretty obvious that he was spending waaaaay too much time here, and he needed to focus on school. This is speculation, but what I've heard from him seems to indicate this.

Speaking of speculation, though, Arc, you might feel less persecuted if you actually read the thread before posting. As pug mentioned, we're discussing metallicorphan here (using CeeKay's departure as a springboard), and some of us are quite concerned about him.

Hey Ceekay, I bet dollars to do-nuts you're having a laugh at all of this "speculation"

I've been around since Gone Gold's hey-day. What I've seen over the years is, the core groupof die-hards here are very picky about who they let "join" their online shenanigans.I've felt it numerous times. You make a post that one of the "inner" group doesn't likeand now you're arguing with 3 or 4 others who carte-blanc take the other guys side.

This is just an observation that might be an answer to why some just leave and say nothing.

Calling BS on this as someone who was also involved since GG's heyday. The die-hards didn't deny anything. Some people didn't fit in, said something stupid and got called on it, or failed to post something of interest, so they never got comfortable or felt like they were getting the attention they deserved. Something I have been trying to learn myself, is that if I am not fitting in with a group, be it work, social, or online, I need to look at how I acted and not look to blame it on others.

There is nothing wrong with realizing you don't fit in and moving on quietly. CK did it the right way (and we know he is fine). Just don't leave with a pathetic, attention seeking, explosion (which I am guilty of), it just makes you look silly. Look at yourself and try not to blame the forum members because didn't fit in.

Yeah, I'm not sure where Arc is coming from. Everyone feels like they're in a black hole of unresponsiveness from time to time, I'm sure. Just as I'm sure that everyone has had a dustup with someone here. But I'm pretty sure there's not a Trendinati that's muscling people out that don't know the secret handshake.

Also, I'm pretty sure CeeKay left due to time issues and not anything personal with anyone here. It was pretty obvious that he was spending waaaaay too much time here, and he needed to focus on school. This is speculation, but what I've heard from him seems to indicate this.

Speaking of speculation, though, Arc, you might feel less persecuted if you actually read the thread before posting. As pug mentioned, we're discussing metallicorphan here (using CeeKay's departure as a springboard), and some of us are quite concerned about him.

There have been multiple vigorous debates with Arclight in R&P around religious beliefs. But again, that has absolutely zero to do with Arc as a community member and everything to do with the actual topic.

Right on track with what most of the thread evolved into.I don't care about arguing it out. I believe sometimes you can standtoo close to the trees and not see the forest

But I'm done here, and with most of you here. Over the last couple of years most of the core have become this pissed-off, negative, complaining,entity.I'm tired of the Gaming snobbery, and a know-it-all-attitude on a few of the regulars.

I had much more fun in Gone Gold, and I was hoping it would translate to here.But don't get me wrong, this forum was still better than most out there.

But not anymore. You are not the same group. And this group is a little too negativefor my enjoyment.

Make an effort with new people. Or just make it a private forum and get done with it

You chose to make your last stand in a thread where we're worried a fellow forumer may have died?!

Honestly, Arc. I've never had a beef with you. I stay out of R&P for a reason.

If something is so far into your craw that you have to come into this thread where we've been worried sick that a fellow member and friend is either terribly ill or, worse, dead and make it about you and whatever the hell crap you have going on, then maybe you should take a break.

1. No one responded in the thread. It's frustrating when a thread one starts is a dud. Happens to everyone. Nothing personal. Especially on weekends.2. Bitterness at no responses vented in a pretty jerky way. I'm all up in these threads and I'm definitely not a part of any clique, though I do get why this place (all forums) at times feels cliquish. 3. On GT you make your presence known as much or as little as you want. I've had feuds on here that made me want to walk away forever. But this really is the best forum on the net. 4. Sense of entitlement for having been around a long time. Sorry if you're feelings were hurt, but don't be petty. This is the best forum on the net (though it TOTALLY could use some more traffic and new blood) and it gives and takes away to all members regardless of seniority...

Every response has been attempting to decompile your issue. No flaming. No piling on. None of that.

I hate devoting more space to this in this thread, but the "rest my case" comment was the one where I started to understand that Arclight has a problem. I'm not saying it's a serious mental issue or anything, but he's so far gone in his self-imposed persecution that he can't see the forest for the trees. Everything feeds it, no matter the intent. That means it's time for a break.